Literary Library
Hristo Botev
by Angela Beck
January 6, 1848 - June 1, 1876Bulgarian poet, revolutionary and journalistAuthor of the poems "My Prayer", "In the Tavern" and "Struggle" which we...
Carl Sandburg
by Angela Beck
January 6, 1878 - July 22, 1967American poet, biographer, journalist, editor and children's book authorAuthor of "Corn Huskers" (for which he won ...
C. D. Wright
by Angela Beck
January 6, 1949 - January 12, 2016American poetAuthor of "Translation of the Gospel Back Into Tongues", "Rising, Falling, Hovering" (for which she...
W. D. Snodgrass
by Angela Beck
January 5, 1926 - January 13, 2009American poet and professorAuthor of "Heart's Needle" (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1960), ...
Stella Gibbons
by Angela Beck
January 5, 1902 - December 19, 1989English author, journalist and poetAuthor of "The Mountain Beast", "Cold Comfort Farms" and "Nightengale Wood"
Count Miklos Zrinyi
by Angela Beck
January 5, 1620 - November 18, 1664Hungarian statesman, military leader and poetBest known for his epic poem "The Peril of Sziget"Became the Vicer...
Philip Morin Freneau
by Angela Beck
January 2, 1752 - December 18, 1832American poet, sea captain and newspaper editorAuthor of "The Wild Honey Suckle" and "Father Bombo's Pilgrimage...
J.R.R. Tolkien
by Angela Beck
January 3, 1892 - September 2, 1973English writer, poet and professorAuthor of "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "The Silmarillion...
Savitribai Phule
by Angela Beck
January 3, 1831 - March 10, 1897Indian social reformer, educator and poetAuthor of the poems "Go Get Education", "The Plight of the Shudras" and "...
Morten Nielsen
by Angela Beck
January 3, 1922 - August 29, 1944Danish poetAuthor of the poems "Moment", "Death" and "Summer-Night Transformation"Was killed in World War II whil...